2018 Laser Senior European championships – Final results

The 2018 Laser Senior European championships concluded in La Rochelle, France, after 6 wonderful days of races and medium to strong winds. Sun and warm weather dressed up the whole competition, excepting the last day where sky cried cause we were leaving 😉

Pavlos Kontides CYP was finally the best one among the Laser Standard fleet and crowned new 2018 Laser Senior European champion with 46 points, just one step ahead of new Laser Senior European vice champion Michael Beckett GBR with 47. Bronze European medal for Jesper Stalheim SWE with 50 units.

Pavlos was third overall so also won the European Trophy’s Bronze award. Matthew Wearn AUS and Sam Meech NZL were Gold and Silver with 24 and 35 points respectively.

Hat trick for Marit Bouwmeester NED (26 pt), rocking again and winning the Laser Senior European championship for third consecutive time. 1-2 for Dutch sailors during whole championship, with Maxime Jonker NED leading the Qualifying series and finally getting the Silver medal with 62 units. Third place and Bronze medal for Emma Plasschaert BEL with 74.

Marit and Maxime also won Gold and Bronze European Trophy’s medals. Paige Railey USA finished 2nd overall and won Silver with 43 points.